Microsoft is going to lay off about 5,000 people starting this month to sometime next year. It is also going to let go IT professionals and those from research and development department. Is it possible that the company would include those with computer science degrees? Just wondering. I don't want to go back to the medical field if I couldn't find a job once I get my computer science degree.
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The answer is a definite maybe. As a Professor of Business and business owner of over 20 years, and having done lots of hiring over the years, there is and will continue to be a tremendous demand for people with Computer Hardware and Software knowledge regardless of your degree. Remember, that textbooks are at least two years old, after the writing, editing and publishing, so they are by definition obsolete. What about your Professors? Are they working in the field or are the Ivory Tower type, who haven't had a "real job" in twenty years or more? If you have up-to-date knowledge and experience you will definitely be in demand. If you lack experience, go volunteer, do an internship, etc. to gain the experience that will be required of you. As a business owner, I want to know what you can do for me. Do you have your "ticket punched"? That is the degree which will get you through the door. But, can you actually be of use to me and generate more income than you cost? Or, am I going to have to devote lots of hours and lots of money to train you? Who would you rather hire? To summarize: Get up-to-date and Get the Experience! Good Luck!
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Anything's possible. However, computer technology is one career track that will always be useful, as long as we continue to use computers. There is no chance in this technological age that computer science degrees will be considered obsolete. Rather, they will be in high demand.
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of-course there will be ,due to the circumstances of the present IT market almost all the companies are stepping back for new recruitment's ,compared to last few years presently there is only a little chance for new openings so a lot of competition is ahead ,so in-order to come out of the deep waters possessing a comp. sci. deg. is not enough apart from that one should learn new technologies and get acquainted with the new courses and should be ahead of all...
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I worked at Microsoft on a short term contract gig. The ebb and flow of employees there is not something that predicts the entire future of IT. The situation right now is that there are a lot of IT pros looking for work. Some of these folks have killer resumes and if you were trying to compete against them for the same jobs they would make you look silly. The reality is that most of them are not applying for the same jobs that you would be as a junior entry-level IT person. People are still hiring entry-level staff. Yes the numbers are down, but depending on how long it takes you to finish your degree, the economy and job prospects could look better by then.
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